The Right To Education (RTE), initiated during the UPA regime, today got a thumbs-up from the NDA government which said its implementation had not been tardy as 19.88 crore children have been enrolled at the elementary level. "No, the progress under RTE Act 2009 indicates that 19.88 crore children have been enrolled in elementary school, with a gross enrolment ratio of 96.5 per cent as per district information system for education 2013-14," HRD Minister Smriti Irani said in Rajya Sabha today.

Kerala High Court has sought the views of the Union HRD Ministry and Principals of six Kendriya Vidyalayas here on a petition filed by a seven-year-old girl, who was denied admission to the first standard.

The petitioner, Aiswaraya Shankar, represented by her father, stated that she was denied admission in violation of the provisions of Right to Education act.

Justice A M Shaffique, before whom the petition came up, today, posted the case to June 16.

The Principals of various Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kochi have been made respondents in the case.

Over 300 B-schools in the country are planning to protest against the University Grants Commission's (UGC) plan to take over technical education. Last week, the UGC, in confirmation with the Supreme Court's ruling, drafted guidelines for approval of new courses, setting up of new technical institutions and closure of the old ones and all other regulatory steps. This has not gone down well with B-schools.